Is BLOWHOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BLOWHOLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BLOWHOLES mean?
Blowholes is a form of BLOWHOLE.
- noun
the spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull
- noun
a hole for the escape of gas or air
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BLOWHOLES
BLOWHOLES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BLOWHOLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- blowhole16
- behowls15
- behowl14
- hollows13
- bellows12
- hollow12
- wholes12
- bellow11
- belows11
- bowels11
- elbows11
- hoboes11
- howes11
- howls11
- welsh11
- whole11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- holloes10
- below10
- blows10
- bohos10
- bowel10
- bowls10
- bowse10
- elbow10
- hobos10
- hews10
- howe10
- howl10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- hellos9
- hollos9
- blew9
- blow9
- boho9
- bosh9
- bowl9
- bows9
- hobo9
- hobs9
- swob9
- webs9
- hew9
- how9
- who9
- oboles8
- hello8
- hells8
- helos8
- holes8
- hollo8
- holos8
- hosel8
- lowes8
- lowse8
- shell8
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